break into

VERB

burglarize

Synonyms

STRONG

burgle rob steal

WEAK

rip off

Antonyms

STRONG

give

VERB

disrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breach obstruct

STRONG

fracture hole intrude open rupture unsettle upset

WEAK

break up interfere with

Antonyms

STRONG

close order

WEAK

arrange organize ready

VERB

rob

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bereave cheat defraud divest hijack loot lose mug plunder raid ransack strip

STRONG

abscond appropriate burglarize burgle con cop defalcate despoil disinherit dispossess embezzle filch heist hustle liberate lift oust peculate pilfer pillage pinch promote purloin relieve requisition rifle roll sack scrounge snitch strong-arm swindle swipe take thieve withhold

WEAK

do out of hold up rip off stick up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give help receive

STRONG

be honest bequeath offer protect return

Example Sentences

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After the company broke into three, Garden maintains a board seat at GE Aerospace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nixon said in the early days she questioned how someone from a small Welsh village could break into acting.

From BBC

Cryptocurrency companies and fintech startups dream of breaking into the mainstream financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Earth, the crust is broken into moving plates that collide, pull apart, and grind past one another.

From Science Daily

Lucy Gabb is currently working in a cafe in London while trying to break into the publishing industry.

From BBC